REKHA PALLI, J.

1. The present batch of writ petitions raise common issues with similar prayers and are being decided vide this common judgment.

2. The first writ petition bearing no. W.P.(C) No. 934/2012 has been preferred by Mr. Sudhir Vohra, an architect registered under the Architects Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), mainly seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the Registrar of Companies and Ministry of Corporate Affairs to not entertain registration applications from any “company” or “Limited Liability Partnership” (hereinafter referred to as "LLP") which states that it provides architectural services as of one of its objectives in its memorandum of association (hereinafter referred to as "MOA"). The Petitioner therein also prays for a direction to the Registrar of Companies and Ministry of Corporate Affairs to take timely action against the existing companies and LLPs which contain the provision of architectural services as one of their objectives, and initiate winding-up proceedings against those existing companies and LLPs that fail to delete such objectives from their MOA. He also makes an ancillary prayer for the issuance of a direc